Millions of people are affected by major benefits changes.
There is now a transition to a new benefit system where people with older "legacy benefits" are moving to universal credit.
These benefits includetax credits, income assistance and job seeker benefits.
Although it is estimated that about 2.6 million people still receive these outdated benefits, the government plans to transition all claimants to universal credit by the end of 2024. I'm here. The move, called
Managed, began his transition in May, following a successful pilot at Harrogate in July 2019.
The transition began with a letter from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) telling his 500 people in Medway and Bolton how to exchange. , and also in the regions of Truro and Falmouth.
Now claimants of estate benefits in Harrow, London should have started receiving letters.
This letter notifies you that you must move to Universal Credits to maintain your financial support.
Not everyone in this area will get the letter. Letters are being sent out in stages, so there are only 250 at the moment.
The first of the 250 should have started receiving letters on Monday.
Once the claimant receives a transfer letter, it will include the exact date by which they must transfer to Universal Credits.
From this date he will make a swap within three months.
The letter has other instructions to follow.
Some 1.4 million benefits could be better by shifting to universal credits averaging £220 per month.
But make sure it makes you feel better, because once you do a shift you can't go back.
If you want to know if moving to Universal Credits will improve your life, you can use our free online calculator to do the math. You can find them from charities like
Turn2Us and EntitledTo. It's also worth asking for advice.
Citizens Advice also has a Help to Claim service to support universal credit claims.
When you will be invited to migrate older legacy benefits depends on your location, but more benefits are expected to follow.
Universal Credit replaces six benefits of the old welfare system, commonly referred to as legacy benefits.
- Employment tax credit
- Child tax credit
- Income-based job seeker allowance
- Income support
- Income-based employment and assistance allowance
- Housing allowance
If you think your life would be better, you can start claiming Universal Credits. The existing benefits will end.
You must wait for the first Universal Credit payment. This will take up to 5 weeks and you may run out of.
You may receive an interest-free advance payment, but this will be split from future payments and will reduce your monthly income.
